Three Men Call Themselves Father


Three men call themselves “father.”  The first man
goes by this title simply because he has children
(thus, verifying the biological connection that he has
with his offspring – cf. Heb. 12:9).

The second man calls himself “father” in a spiritual
sense, but does so as a figure of speech (or,
metaphorically) to emphasize the fact that he has
converted others to Christ through the gospel.  This
is how the apostle Paul used the term in 1
Corinthians 4:15 (cf. 1 John 2:1; 3:18).

The third man also calls himself “father” in a religious
sense, but he uses this designation as a self-reverent
“title.”  On this note Jesus said, “Do not call anyone
on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who
is in heaven”
(Matt. 23:9).  For one to call himself
“Father,” “Reverend,” “His Grace,” (etc.) is
sacrilegious – for such reverence belongs to God
alone (Ps. 89:7)!  To call any man by such a title is to
suggest that he is equal with “God.”  Friends, there is
only one God (Eph. 4:6).

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